Super Moist Thanksgiving Roasted Turkey
Don't let a dry turkey ruin your holidays. Use mayonnaise in the preparation of your turkey to help keep it moist and delicious, no one will know it's your secret recipe.
Ingredients
10 lbs. fresh whole turkey or frozen whole turkey, thawed
1 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Mayonnaise Real Mayo
2 tbsp. Knorr® Chicken Bouillon Cubes
1 large shallot or onion, chopped
1 Tbsp. fresh rosemary leaves
1 envelope Knorr® Roasted Turkey Gravy Mix, prepared according to the instructions on the packaging
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°. Remove giblets from turkey cavities and rinse turkey inside and out; pat dry with paper towels; set aside.
- Combine Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, Knorr® Chicken flavor Bouillon, shallot and herbs in medium bowl; set aside.
- Starting at neck opening, gently loosen skin on turkey and evenly spread 1/2 of the mayonnaise mixture under skin. Tie legs together with kitchen string.
- Arrange turkey, breast side up, in large shallow roasting pan with rack; rub remaining mayonnaise mixture over outside of turkey. Tent with heavy-duty aluminum foil and roast for 1 hour.
- Decrease oven to 350° and roast turkey 1-1/2 more hours. Remove foil and continue roasting, about 30 minutes, basting occasionally with pan juices, until thermometer inserted in thickest part of the thigh reaches 165°and skin is browned and crispy.
- Let stand covered loosely with foil 20 minutes before carving. Serve with hot, prepared Knorr® Roasted Turkey gravy mix.